A power converter module includes a ground terminal, an input voltage terminal configured to receive a raw input voltage, and an interconnection terminal configured to provide a regulated output voltage to a load such as a SOC or SIP system to be powered. A voltage regulator is connected to the ground terminal and the input voltage terminal. An inductor has an inductor output connected to the interconnection terminal.
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2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: connecting the interconnected plurality of power modules to the system to be powered.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein interconnecting the number of the plurality of power modules together comprises interconnecting the number of the plurality of power modules in parallel.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the inductor includes a magnetic core.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein a first power module comprises a first inductor and a second power module comprises a second inductor, wherein the first inductor includes a magnetic core with a first conductive winding thereabout, and wherein the second inductor includes the magnetic core with a second conductive winding.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second conductive winding is 180° out of phase with the first conductive winding.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: regulating a duty cycle of the first switch and the second switch.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: connecting the plurality of power modules to the system to be powered.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein interconnecting the number of the plurality of power modules together comprises interconnecting the number of the plurality of power modules in parallel.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the inductor includes a magnetic core.
12. The method of claim 8, further comprising: regulating a duty cycle of the first switch and the second switch.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first inductor includes a magnetic core with a first conductive winding thereabout, and wherein the second inductor includes the magnetic core with a second conductive winding.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the second conductive winding is 180° out of phase with the first conductive winding.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first inductor includes a magnetic core with a first conductive winding thereabout, and wherein the second inductor includes the magnetic core with a second conductive winding thereabout 180° out of phase with the first conductive winding.
17. The system of claim 15, further comprising: a second power module connected in parallel to the first power module.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein both the first power module and the second power module are formed on a common substrate.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein the common core comprises a magnetic core.
20. The system of claim 15, further comprising: a capacitor connected to an output terminal of the first power module.
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